Say hi to Mommy.

That's essentially what Maggie Koch told her new teammates at Georgetown University upon transferring there from Drexel University last year. "Mommy" was her self-imposed nickname, a fitting fusion of dry humor and protective instincts. For no real reason, they adopted it. They adopted her.

Koch does not care to get into the particulars of her falling out at Drexel, only to say that "different things happened, with both lacrosse and school, and I decided I wanted to transfer." However, she did allude to a lack of commitment there to defense, which caused her to get drubbed a number of times as a freshman in 2004.

All things considered, Koch fared OK for the Dragons in 2004. She started 16 games, managed a 55.8 save percentage and allowed 10 goals per game. There were flashes of brilliance - 19 saves against Delaware, 19 saves against Old Dominion, 18 saves against Hofstra - to which at least the Colonial Athletic Association was privy. But Koch's efforts were for naught, her performances by and large going unnoticed by the greater women's lacrosse community.

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